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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 29, 2015
SEMLER SCIENTIFIC, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
001-36305
26-1367393
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
2330 NW Everett St.
Portland, Oregon
97210
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (877) 774-4211
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 5.02.   Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On October 29, 2015, the stockholders of Semler Scientific, Inc. (the “Company”) approved the adoption of the 2015 Employee Bonus Plan (the “Bonus Plan”) at the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). A copy of the Bonus Plan is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
On October 29, 2015, the stockholders of the Company approved the Company’s 2014 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2014 Plan”) , as amended, at the Annual Meeting to increase the aggregate number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance under the 2014 Plan by 1,500,000 shares. A copy of the 2014 Plan, as amended, is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.
On October 29, 2015, the Board of Directors of the Company determined that the duties of the position of Chief Operating Officer had changed such that Mr. McRae is no longer participating in significant strategic and policy-making decisions on a regular basis. As a result, the Board determined that Mr. McRae should no longer be designated as an executive officer of the Company. Mr. McRae shall continue serving as the Chief Operating Officer of the Company.
Item 5.03   Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws
On October 30, 2015, the Company filed an amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the “Restated Certificate”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. The Restated Certificate includes provisions authorizing a classified board of directors and removes provisions relating to the Series A, A-1 and A-2 preferred stock that is no longer outstanding. The Company’s stockholders approved the Restated Certificate at the Annual Meeting.
A copy of the Restated Certificate is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On October 29, 2015, the Company held its Annual Meeting at the offices of Cooley LLP, 3175 Hanover Street, Palo Alto, California 94304. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on six proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on September 28, 2015. The following is a brief description of each matter voted upon and the certified results, including the number of votes cast for and against each matter and, if applicable, the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each matter.

Proposal 1. Stockholders elected each of the following nominees to serve on the Company’s board of directors until the Company’s 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until his or her respective successor has been duly elected and qualified. However, as a result of the approval of Proposal 4, the board is now divided into three classes for future elections, with the initial terms of the Class I directors expiring at the Company’s 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders; with the initial terms of the Class II directors expiring at the Company’s 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders; and with the initial terms of the Class III directors expiring at the Company’s 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The voting results for each of the nominees were as follows:
Director Name
Votes For
Votes Against
Votes
Withheld
Broker Non-
Votes
Percentage of
Votes in
Favor
Herbert J. Semler 3,236,327 7,060 1,250 766,796 99.74%
Douglas Murphy-Chutorian 3,236,424 6,963 1,250 766,796 99.75%
Bruce J Barclay 3,231,406 11,981 1,250 766,796 99.59%
Aidan M. Collins 3,236,424 6,963 1,250 766,796 99.75%
Greg S. Garfield 3,231,406 11,981 1,250 766,796 99.59%
Arthur “Abbie” Leibowitz 3,236,127 7,260 1,250 766,796 99.74%
Wayne T. Pan 3,212,137 7,163 25,337 766,796 99.00%
Shirley L. Semler 3,235,324 8,063 1,250 766,796 99.71%
Proposal 2. Stockholders approved the adoption of the Company’s 2015 Employee Bonus Plan. The voting results were as follows:
Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstaining
Broker Non-Votes
Percentage of
Votes in Favor
3,235,027
8,360
1,250
766,796
99.70%
A copy of the 2015 Employee Bonus Plan is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1.
Proposal 3. Stockholders approved an increase in the number of shares that are available for grant pursuant to the Company’s 2014 Stock Incentive Plan. The voting results were as follows:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
Percentage of
Votes in Favor
3,001,541
241,846
1,250
766,796
92.51%
A copy of the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.2.
Proposal 4. Stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to provide for a classified board of directors. The voting results were as follows:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
Percentage of
Votes in Favor
3,002,138
241,249
1,250
766,796
92.53%
Accordingly, Class I consists of Mr. Barclay, Mr. Garfield and Mrs. Semler, whose initial terms will expire at the Company’s 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders; Class II consists of Dr. Leibowitz, Dr. Pan and Dr. Semler, whose initial terms will expire at the Company’s 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders; and Class III consists of Dr. Murphy-Chutorian and Mr. Collins, whose initial term will expire at the Company’s 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

Proposal 5. Stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to remove provisions relating to the Series A, A-1 and A-2 preferred stock that is no longer outstanding. The voting results were as follows:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
Percentage of
Votes in Favor
3,239,401
6,963
1,500
763,569
99.74%
Proposal 6. Stockholders ratified the selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2015. The voting results were as follows:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Percentage of
Votes in Favor
3,839,528
122,892
49,013
95.72%
Item 9.01.   Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Description
3.1 Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Semler Scientific, Inc.
10.1 Semler Scientific, Inc. 2015 Employee Bonus Plan.
10.2 Semler Scientific, Inc. 2014 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended.

SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
SEMLER SCIENTIFIC, INC.
By:
/s/ Douglas Murphy-Chutorian
Name: Douglas Murphy-Chutorian
Title: Chief Executive Officer
Date: November 2, 2015

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Exhibit 3.1​
AMENDED AND RESTATED
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
SEMLER SCIENTIFIC, INC.
Douglas Murphy-Chutorian hereby certifies that:
ONE:   The date of filing the original Certificate of Incorporation of this corporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware was September 16, 2013.
TWO:   He is the duly elected and acting Chief Executive Officer of Semler Scientific, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
THREE:   The Certificate of Incorporation of this corporation is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:
ARTICLE I
The name of the corporation is Semler Scientific, Inc. (the “Corporation”).
ARTICLE II
The address of the registered office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware is located at 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400, City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, 19808. The name of its registered agent at such address is Corporation Service Company.
ARTICLE III
The nature of the businesses and purposes to be conducted or promoted by the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “General Corporation Law”). The Corporation will have perpetual existence.
ARTICLE IV
A.   Authorization of Stock.
1.   Authorization of Stock.   The total number of shares of stock that the corporation shall have authority to issue is Fifty Million (50,000,000), consisting of Fifty Million (50,000,000) shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”).
2.   Voting.   Each holder of shares of Common Stock shall be entitled to one vote for each share thereof held. No stockholder of the Corporation shall by reason of holding shares of any class of stock have any cumulative voting right.
ARTICLE V
Except as otherwise provided in this Certificate of Incorporation, in furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by statute, the Board of Directors is expressly authorized to make, repeal, alter, amend and rescind any or all of the Bylaws of the Corporation.
ARTICLE VI
1.   Generally.   The number of directors of the Corporation shall be determined in the manner set forth in the Bylaws of the Corporation.
2.   Board of Directors.   The directors shall be divided into three classes designated as Class I, Class II and Class III, respectively. The Board of Directors is authorized to assign members of the Board of Directors already in office to such classes at the time the classification becomes effective. At the first annual meeting of stockholders following the initial classification, the term of office of the Class I directors shall expire and Class I directors shall be elected for a full term of three years. At the second annual meeting of
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stockholders following the initial classification, the term of office of the Class II directors shall expire and Class II directors shall be elected for a full term of three years. At the third annual meeting of stockholders following the initial classification, the term of office of the Class III directors shall expire and Class III directors shall be elected for a full term of three years. At each succeeding annual meeting of stockholders, directors shall be elected for a full term of three years to succeed the directors of the class whose terms expire at such annual meeting. Notwithstanding the foregoing provision of this section, each director shall serve until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal. No decrease in the number of directors constituting the Board of Directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent director.
3.   Removal of Directors.   Neither the Board of Directors nor any individual director may be removed without cause. Subject to any limitations imposed by applicable law, any individual director or directors may be removed without cause by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of all then outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally at an election of directors.
4.   Vacancies.   Subject to any limitations imposed by applicable law, any vacancies on the Board of Directors resulting from death, resignation, disqualification, removal or other causes and any newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the number of directors, shall, unless the Board of Directors determines by resolution that any such vacancies or newly created directorships shall be filled by the stockholders and except as otherwise provided by applicable law, be filled only by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors then in office, even though less than a quorum of the Board of Directors, and not by the stockholders. Any director elected in accordance with the preceding sentence shall hold office for the remainder of the full term of the director for which the vacancy was created or occurred and until such director’s successor shall have been elected and qualified.
ARTICLE VII
Elections of directors need not be by written ballot unless the Bylaws of the Corporation shall so provide.
ARTICLE VIII
Meetings of stockholders may be held within or without the State of Delaware, as the Bylaws of the Corporation may provide. The books of the Corporation may be kept (subject to any provision contained in the statutes) outside the State of Delaware at such place or places as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors or in the Bylaws of the Corporation.
ARTICLE IX
To the fullest extent permitted by law, a director of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the General Corporation Law or any other law of the State of Delaware is amended after approval by the stockholders of this Article Ninth to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the General Corporation Law or such other law of the State of Delaware as so amended. Any repeal or modification of the foregoing provisions of this Article Ninth by the stockholders of the Corporation shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation existing at the time of, or increase the liability of any director of the Corporation with respect to any acts or omissions of such director occurring prior to, such repeal or modification.
ARTICLE X
The following indemnification provisions shall apply to the persons enumerated below:
A.   Right to Indemnification of Directors and Officers.   The Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended, any person (an “Indemnified Person”) who was or is made or is threatened to be made a party or is otherwise involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or
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investigative (a “Proceeding”), by reason of the fact that such person, or a person for whom such person is the legal representative, is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, trust, enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) reasonably incurred by such Indemnified Person in such Proceeding. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, except as otherwise provided in Section 10(C) or in respect of any counterclaims of an Indemnified Person made in response to a Proceeding not commenced by such Indemnified Person, the Corporation shall be required to indemnify an Indemnified Person in connection with a Proceeding (or part thereof) commenced by such Indemnified Person only if the commencement of such Proceeding (or part thereof) by the Indemnified Person was authorized in advance by the Board.
B.   Prepayment of Expenses of Directors and Officers.   The Corporation shall pay the expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by an Indemnified Person in defending any Proceeding in advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that, to the extent required by law, such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the Proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking by the Indemnified Person to repay all amounts advanced if it should be ultimately determined that the Indemnified Person is not entitled to be indemnified under this Article Tenth or otherwise.
C.   Claims by Directors and Officers.   If a claim for indemnification or advancement of expenses under this Article Tenth is not paid in full within 30 days after a written claim therefor by the Indemnified Person has been received by the Corporation, the Indemnified Person may file suit to recover the unpaid amount of such claim and, if successful in whole or in part, shall be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such claim. In any such action the Corporation shall have the burden of proving that the Indemnified Person is not entitled to the requested indemnification or advancement of expenses under applicable law.
D.   Indemnification of Employees and Agents.   The Corporation may indemnify and advance expenses to any person who was or is made or is threatened to be made or is otherwise involved in any Proceeding by reason of the fact that such person, or a person for whom such person is the legal representative, is or was an employee or agent of the Corporation or, while an employee or agent of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, trust, enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including attorney’s fees) reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such Proceeding. The ultimate determination of entitlement to indemnification under this Section 10(D) of persons who are non-director or non-officer employees or agents shall be made in such manner as is determined by the Board in its sole discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, the Corporation shall not be required to indemnify a person under this Section 10(D) in connection with a Proceeding initiated by such person if the Proceeding was not authorized in advance by the Board.
E.   Advancement of Expenses of Employees and Agents.   The Corporation may pay the expenses (including attorney’s fees) incurred by persons who are non-director or non-officer employees or agents in defending any Proceeding in advance of its final disposition on such terms and conditions as may be determined by the Board.
F.   Non-Exclusivity of Rights.   The rights conferred on any person by this Article Tenth shall not be exclusive of any other rights which such person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, provision of the Bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.
G.   Insurance.   The Board of Directors may, to the full extent permitted by applicable law as it presently exists, or may hereafter be amended from time to time, authorize an appropriate officer or officers to purchase and maintain at the Corporation’s expense insurance: (a) to indemnify the Corporation for any obligation which it incurs as a result of the indemnification of directors, officers and employees under the provisions of this Article Tenth; and (b) to indemnify or insure directors, officers and employees against liability in instances in which they may not otherwise be indemnified by the Corporation under the provisions of this Article Tenth.
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H.   Amendment or Repeal.   Any repeal or modification of the foregoing provisions of this Article Tenth shall not adversely affect any right or protection hereunder of any person in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to the time of such repeal or modification. The rights provided hereunder shall inure to the benefit of any Indemnified Person and such person’s heirs, executors and administrators.
ARTICLE XI
The Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this Certificate of Incorporation, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute, and all rights conferred upon stockholders herein are granted subject to this reservation.
ARTICLE XII
The Corporation renounces any interest or expectancy of the Corporation in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, any Excluded Opportunity. An “Excluded Opportunity” is any matter, transaction or interest that is presented to, or acquired, created or developed by, or which otherwise comes into the possession of, (A) any director of the Corporation who is not an employee or consultant of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, or (B) any holder of Series Preferred or any partner, member, director, stockholder, employee or agent of any such holder, other than someone who is an employee or consultant of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries (collectively, “Covered Persons”), unless such matter, transaction or interest is presented to, or acquired, created or developed by, or otherwise comes into the possession of, a Covered Person expressly and solely in such Covered Person’s capacity as a director of the Corporation.
FOUR:   This Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation has been duly approved by the Board of Directors of the Company.
FIVE:   This Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation was approved by the holders of the requisite number of shares of said corporation in accordance with Section 228 of the General Corporation Law. This Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation has been duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Sections 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law by the stockholders of the Company.
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Semler Scientific, Inc. has caused this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to be signed by its Chief Executive Officer on this 29th day of October 2015.
SEMLER SCIENTIFIC, INC.
/s/ Douglas Murphy-Chutorian
Douglas Murphy-Chutorian
Chief Executive Officer
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Exhibit 10.1​
2015 EMPLOYEE BONUS PLAN
OF
SEMLER SCIENTIFIC, INC.
Semler Scientific, Inc. hereby establishes the Employee Bonus Plan of Semler Scientific, Inc. to provide for incentive compensation to designated employees. The Corporation’s objectives in maintaining the Plan are to (i) attract, retain and motivate the employees required to manage the Corporation; and (ii) promote the achievement of rigorous but realistic financial goals and encourage intensive fact-based business planning.
SECTION 1.   DEFINITIONS
As used in the Plan, the following terms have the following meanings:
1.01Award” shall mean the compensation granted to a Participant by the Committee for a Performance Period pursuant to the Plan.
1.02Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
1.03Cause” shall have the same meaning as set forth in any Employment Contract of the Participant; in the absence of any such Employment Contract, or in the event there is no definition of “Cause” in such Employment Contract, or conflicting definitions, then “Cause” shall mean: (a) the Participant’s theft, dishonesty, willful misconduct, breach of fiduciary duty for personal profit, or falsification of any of the Corporation’s documents or records; (b) the Participant’s material failure to abide by the Corporation’s code of conduct or other policies (including, without limitation, policies relating to confidentiality and reasonable workplace conduct); (c) the Participant’s unauthorized use, misappropriation, destruction or diversion of any tangible or intangible asset or corporate opportunity of the Corporation (including, without limitation, the Participant’s improper use or disclosure of the Corporation’s confidential or proprietary information); (d) any intentional act by the Participant which as a material detrimental effect on the Corporation’s reputation or business; (e) the Participant’s repeated failure or inability to perform any reasonable assigned duties after written notice from the Corporation of, and a reasonable opportunity to cure, such failure or inability; (f) any material breach by the Participant of any employment or service agreement between the Participant and the Corporation, which breach is not cured pursuant to the terms of such agreement; or (g) the Participant’s conviction (including any plea of guilty or nole contendere) of any criminal act involving fraud, dishonesty, misappropriation or moral turpitude, or which impairs the Participant’s ability to perform his or her duties with the Corporation.
1.04Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
1.05Committee” shall mean the Compensation Committee of the Board, or a subcommittee to which the Compensation Committee of the Board delegates its duties.
1.06Corporation” shall mean Semler Scientific, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
1.07Covered Employee” shall mean a Participant who is either a “Covered Employee” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code or a Participant who the Committee has identified as a potential Covered Employee within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code.
1.08Disability” shall have the same meaning as set forth in any Employment Contract of the Participant; in the absence of any such Employment Contract, or in the event there is no definition of “Disability” in such Employment Contract, or conflicting definitions, then “Disability” shall mean that (a) the Participant, because of accident, disability, or physical or mental illness, is incapable of performing the Participant’s duties to the Corporation for (1) a continuous period of ninety (90) days and remains so incapable at the end of such ninety (90) day period; or (2) periods amounting in the aggregate to ninety (90) days within any one period of one hundred twenty (120) days and remains so incapable at the end of such aggregate period of one hundred twenty (120) days; (b) the Participant qualifies to receive long-term disability payments under the long-term disability insurance program, as it may be amended from time to time, covering employees of the Corporation; or (c) the Participant is determined to be totally disabled by the Social Security Administration.
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1.09Employment Contract” means a written employment, severance or similar agreement between a participant and the Corporation.
1.10Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, including rules thereunder and successor provision and rules thereto.
1.11Negative Discretion” shall mean the discretion granted to the Committee to reduce or eliminate an Award to a Covered Employee.
1.12Participant” shall mean the employees of the Corporation who have been selected to participate in this Plan by the Committee pursuant to Section 3.
1.13Performance Criteria” shall mean the stated business criterion or criteria upon which the Performance Goals for a Performance Period are based as required pursuant to Treasury Regulation 1.162-27(e)(4)(iii). The Performance Criteria that will be used to establish such Performance Goal(s) will be based upon or derived from one or more of the following as designated by the Committee on a Corporation specific basis, business unit basis or in comparison with peer group performance: (a) consolidated earnings before or after taxes (including earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization); (b) net income; (c) operating income; (d) earnings per share; (e) return on stockholders’ equity (also referred to as return on investments); (f) attainment of strategic and operational initiatives; (g) customer income; (h) economic value-added models; (i) maintenance or improvement of profit margins; (j) stock price, including, without limitation, as compared to one or more stock indices; (k) market share; (l) revenues, sales or net sales; (m) return on assets; (n) expense management; (o) improvements in capital structure; (p) costs; and (q) cash flow. In addition, to the degree consistent with the Code, the performance criteria may be calculated without regard to extraordinary, unusual and/or non-recurring items.
1.14Performance Goals” shall mean the one or more goals for the Performance Period established by the Committee, in writing within the first ninety (90) days of the Performance Period (or, if longer within the maximum period allowed pursuant to Section 162(m) of the Code) based upon the Performance Criteria.
1.15Performance Period” shall mean the Corporation’s fiscal year.
1.16Plan” shall mean the Employee Bonus Plan of Semler Scientific, Inc.
1.17Retirement” shall mean the Participant’s termination of employment with the Corporation, other than for Cause, at any time after the Participant’s attainment of age 65.
1.18Section 409A” shall mean Section 409A of the Code.
1.19Target Awards” shall mean the award established for a Performance Period by the Committee expressed as a percentage of base salary as in effect on the first day of the Performance Period. Target Awards shall serve only as a guideline in making Awards. No Award payable to an individual under this Plan for a given Performance Period year shall exceed $2,000,000.
SECTION 2.   ADMINISTRATION
2.01In General.   The Plan shall be administered by the Committee, which may delegate its duties and powers in whole or in part to any subcommittee thereof; it is expected that such subcommittee shall consist solely of at least two (2) individuals who are intended to qualify as “Non-Employee Directors” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act (or any successor rule thereto) and “outside directors” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code (or any successor section thereto); provided, however, that the failure of the subcommittee to be so constituted shall not impair the validity of any Award made by such subcommittee. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have exclusive power to select the Participants and to determine the Target Award and the amount of, or method of determining, the Awards to be made to Participants. The Committee is authorized to interpret the Plan, to establish, amend or rescind any rules and regulations relating to the Plan and to make any other determinations that it deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan. The Committee may correct any defect or supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan in the manner and to the extent the Committee deems necessary or desirable. Any decision of the Committee in the interpretation and administration of the Plan, as described herein, shall lie within its sole and absolute discretion and shall
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be final, conclusive and binding on all parties concerned (including, but not limited to, Participants and their beneficiaries or successors). The Committee shall have the full power and authority, consistent with the provisions of the Plan, to establish the terms and conditions of any Award and to waive any such terms or conditions at any time.
2.02Adjustment to Performance Goals.   The Committee is specifically authorized at any time during the first ninety (90) days of the Performance Period, or at any time thereafter in its sole and absolute discretion, to adjust or modify the calculation of a Performance Goal for such Performance Period to prevent the dilution or enlargement of the rights of Participants (a) in the event of, or in anticipation of, any unusual or extraordinary corporate item, transaction, event or development; (b) in recognition of, or in anticipation of, any other unusual or nonrecurring events affecting the Corporation, or the financial statements of the Corporation, or in response to, or in anticipation of changes in applicable law, regulations, accounting principles, or business conditions; and (c) in view of the Committee’s assessment of the business strategy of the Corporation, performance of comparable organizations, economic and business conditions, and any other circumstances deemed relevant. However, to the extent the exercise of such authority after the first ninety (90) days of the Performance Period would cause the Awards granted to Covered Employees for the Performance Period to fail to qualify as “Performance-Based Compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code, then such authority shall be only exercised with regard to those Participants who are not Covered Employees.
2.03Section 162(m) of the Code.   For all Covered Employees, the Plan shall for all purposes be interpreted and construed in accordance with Section 162(m) of the Code.
SECTION 3.   PARTICIPATION AND ELIGIBILITY
The Committee shall, in its sole discretion, designate the employees who will be Participants for such Performance Period. However, the fact that an employee is a Participant for a Performance Period shall not in any manner entitle such Participant to receive an Award for the Performance Period.
SECTION 4.   AWARD DETERMINATION
4.01Certification.   As soon as practicable following the availability of performance results for the completed Performance Period, the Committee shall determine the Corporation’s performance in relation to the Performance Goals for that period and certify in writing whether the Performance Goals were satisfied.
4.02Attainment of Performance Goal.   If the Committee certifies that the Performance Goals for a Performance Period were satisfied, the Awards shall be paid out pursuant to Section 5. If the Committee certifies that the Performance Goals for a Covered Employee for a Performance Period have not been satisfied then the Covered Employee shall not receive an Award for the Performance Period.
4.03Committee Determinations.   The Committee shall, in its sole and absolute discretion, determine for each Participant the amount of the Award for the Performance Period. The Committee shall have no discretion to increase the amount of any Award to a Covered Employee, but may through its Negative Discretion reduce the amount of or totally eliminate an Award to a Covered Employee if it determines, in its sole and absolute discretion, that such a reduction or elimination is appropriate.
SECTION 5.   TIME AND FORM OF PAYMENT
Awards will be distributed in a lump sum cash payment as soon as practicable following the Committee’s determination described in Section 4; provided, however, all Awards shall be paid no later than March 15 of the calendar year following the Performance Period in which the Award was earned.
SECTION 6.   TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT
6.01Termination of Employment Other Than from Death, Disability or Retirement.   A Participant who terminates employment during the Performance Period for reasons other than death, Disability or Retirement shall not be eligible to receive an Award for the Performance Period which includes the Participant’s date of termination of employment.
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6.02Termination Due to Death, Disability or Retirement.   A Participant who terminates employment during a Performance Period due to death, Disability or Retirement shall be eligible to receive an Award equal to the Award which would have been earned by such Participant, pro-rated for that portion of the Performance Period during which the Participant was employed.
6.03Termination of Employment Prior to Payment.   The Committee shall determine rules regarding the treatment of a Participant who terminates employment after the Performance Period but prior to the payment of the Award.
SECTION 7.   UNFUNDED STATUS
Any amount due and payable pursuant to the terms of the Plan shall be paid out of the general assets of the Corporation. A Participant (and his or her beneficiary) shall not have an interest in any specific asset of the Corporation or any specific asset held hereunder as a result of this Agreement. The Corporation shall have no obligation to set aside any funds for the purpose of making any benefit payments under this Agreement. Nothing contained herein shall give a Participant (and his or her beneficiary) any rights that are greater than those of an unsecured creditor of the Corporation with respect to any unpaid benefits under this Plan. No action taken pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall be construed to create a funded arrangement, a plan asset, or fiduciary relationship among the Corporation, its designee, and the Participant (or his or her beneficiary).
SECTION 8.   FAILURE TO ENFORCE NOT A WAIVER
The failure of the Corporation to enforce at any time any provision of this Plan shall in no way be construed to be a waiver of such provision or of any other provision hereof.
SECTION 9.   NO LIMITATION ON RIGHTS OF THE CORPORATION
The grant of an Award shall not in any way affect the right or power of the Corporation to make adjustments, reclassification or changes in its capital or business structure, or to merge, consolidate, dissolve, liquidate, sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.
SECTION 10.   SECTION 409A
The Plan and all Awards granted hereunder are intended to comply with, or otherwise be exempt from, Section 409A. The Plan and all Awards granted hereunder shall be administered, interpreted, and construed in a manner consistent with Section 409A to the extent necessary to avoid the imposition of additional taxes under Section 409A(a)(1)(B). Should any provision of the Plan or any other agreement or arrangement contemplated by the Plan be found not to comply with, or otherwise be exempt from, the provisions of Section 409A, such provision shall be modified and given effect (retroactively if necessary), in the sole discretion of the Committee, and without the consent of the Participant, in such manner as the Committee determines to be necessary or appropriate to comply with, or to effectuate an exemption from, Section 409A.
SECTION 11.   AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF THE PLAN
The Committee may amend, modify or terminate this Plan at any time and from time to time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment, modification or termination shall affect payment of an Award for a completed Performance Period.
SECTION 12.   NO RIGHT TO CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT
Participation in the Plan shall impose no obligation on the Corporation, its subsidiaries, or any affiliate to continue the employment of the Participant and shall not lessen or affect the Corporation’s, subsidiary’s, or any affiliate’s right to terminate the employment of such Participant.
SECTION 13.   ASSIGNMENT
The rights to an Award may not be assigned, alienated, attached, sold or transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed or encumbered by the Participant, otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and
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distribution. Any attempt to assign, transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of an Award contrary to the provisions hereof, and the levy of any execution, attachment or similar process upon any Award shall be null, void and without effect.
SECTION 14.   SUCCESSORS
Except as herein provided, this Plan shall be binding upon the parties hereto, their heirs, executors, administrators, successors (including but not limited to successors resulting from any corporate merger or acquisition), or assigns.
SECTION 15.   GOVERNING LAW
This Plan shall be governed by and construed according to the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to conflicts of laws principles.
SECTION 16.   EFFECTIVE DATE
This Plan is effective as of April 30, 2015, which is the date the Plan was approved by the Board. The Plan was approved by the Corporation’s stockholders on October 29, 2015.
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t1502471-8k_DIV_03_ex10-2 - none - 2.4282428s
Exhibit 10.2​
SEMLER SCIENTIFIC, INC.
2014 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
(As Amended by the Stockholders October 29, 2015)
1.   Establishment, Purpose and Term of Plan.
1.1   Establishment.   The Plan is hereby established effective as of July 24, 2014.
1.2   Purpose.   The purpose of the Plan is to (i) advance the interests of the Participating Company Group and its stockholders by providing an incentive to attract, retain and reward persons performing services for the Participating Company Group and by motivating such persons to contribute to the growth and profitability of the Participating Company Group; and (ii) permit the payment of compensation that qualifies as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code. The Company intends that Awards granted pursuant to the Plan be exempt from or comply with Section 409A of the Code (including any amendments or replacements of such Section), and the Plan shall be so construed.
1.3   Term of Plan.   The Plan shall continue in effect until its termination by the Board; provided, however, that all Awards shall be granted, if at all, within ten (10) years from the earlier of the date the Plan is adopted by the Board or the date the Plan is duly approved by the stockholders of the Company.
2.   Definitions and Construction.
2.1   Definitions.   Whenever used herein, the following terms shall have their respective meanings set forth below:
(a)   “Applicable Laws” means the requirements relating to the administration of equity-based awards under U.S. federal and state corporate laws, U.S. federal and state securities laws, the Code, any stock exchange or quotation system on which the Company’s common stock is listed or quoted and the applicable laws of any foreign country or jurisdiction where Awards are, or will be, granted under the Plan.
(b)   “Award means an Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Stock Bonus, Restricted Stock, or Restricted Stock Units granted under the Plan.
(c)   “Award Agreement” means a written or electronic agreement between the Company and a Participant setting forth the terms, conditions and restrictions of the Award granted to the Participant.
(d)   “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company. If one or more Committees have been appointed by the Board to administer the Plan, “Board” also means such Committee(s).
(e)   “Cause” means, unless such term or an equivalent term is otherwise defined with respect to an Award by the Participant’s Award Agreement or written contract of employment or service, any of the following: (i) the Participant’s theft, dishonesty, willful misconduct, breach of fiduciary duty for personal profit, or falsification of any Participating Company documents or records; (ii) the Participant’s material failure to abide by a Participating Company’s code of conduct or other policies (including, without limitation, policies relating to confidentiality and reasonable workplace conduct); (iii) the Participant’s unauthorized use, misappropriation, destruction or diversion of any tangible or intangible asset or corporate opportunity of a Participating Company (including, without limitation, the Participant’s improper use or disclosure of a Participating Company’s confidential or proprietary information); (iv) any intentional act by the Participant which has a material detrimental effect on a Participating Company’s reputation or business; (v) the Participant’s repeated failure or inability to perform any reasonable assigned duties after written notice from a Participating Company of, and a reasonable opportunity to cure, such failure or inability; (vi) any material breach by the Participant of any employment or service agreement between the Participant and a Participating Company, which breach is not cured pursuant to the terms of such agreement; or (vii) the Participant’s conviction (including any plea of guilty or nolo contendere) of any criminal act involving fraud, dishonesty, misappropriation or moral turpitude, or which impairs the Participant’s ability to perform his or her duties with a Participating Company.
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(f)   “Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following events:
(i)   A change in the ownership of the Company that occurs on the date that any one person, or more than one person acting as a group (“Person”), acquires ownership of the stock of the Company that, together with the stock held by such Person, constitutes more than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power of the stock of the Company. For purposes of this subsection (i), the acquisition of additional stock by any one Person, who is considered to own more than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power of the stock of the Company will not be considered an additional Change of Control; or
(ii)   A change in the effective control of the Company that occurs on the date that a majority of members of the Board is replaced during any twelve (12) month period by directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed by a majority of the members of the Board prior to the date of the appointment or election; or for purposes of this subsection (ii), once any Person is considered to be in effective control of the Company, the acquisition of additional control of the Company by the same Person will not be considered an additional Change of Control; or
(iii)   A change in the ownership of a “substantial portion of the Company’s assets,” as defined herein. For this purpose, a “substantial portion of the Company’s assets” shall mean assets of the Company having a total gross fair market value equal to or more than fifty percent (50%) of the total gross fair market value of all of the assets of the Company immediately prior to such change in ownership. For purposes of this subsection (iii), a change in ownership of a substantial portion of the Company’s assets occurs on the date that any Person acquires (or has acquired during the twelve (12) month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such Person or Persons) assets from the Company that constitute a “substantial portion of the Company’s assets.” For purposes of this subsection (c), the following will not constitute a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the Company’s assets: (A) a transfer to an entity that is controlled by the Company’s stockholders immediately after the transfer, or (B) a transfer of assets by the Company to: (1) a stockholder of the Company (immediately before the asset transfer) in exchange for or with respect to the Company’s stock, (2) an entity, fifty percent (50%) or more of the total value or voting power of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company, (3) a Person, that owns, directly or indirectly, fifty percent (50%) or more of the total value or voting power of all the outstanding stock of the Company, or (4) an entity, at least fifty percent (50%) of the total value or voting power of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by a Person described in this subsection (c). For purposes of this subsection (c), gross fair market value means the value of the assets of the Company, or the value of the assets being disposed of, determined without regard to any liabilities associated with such assets.
For purposes of this Section, Persons will be considered to be acting as a group if they are owners of a corporation that enters into a merger, consolidation, purchase or acquisition of stock, or similar business transaction with the Company.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a transaction will not be deemed a Change of Control unless the transaction qualifies as a change of control event within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code.
Further and for the avoidance of doubt, a transaction will not constitute a Change of Control if its primary purpose is to (1) change the state of the Company’s incorporation; or (2) create a holding company that will be owned in substantially the same proportions by the Persons who held the Company’s securities immediately before such transaction.
(g)   “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(h)   “Committee” means the committee appointed by the Board (pursuant to Section 3 of the Plan) to administer the Plan.
(i)   “Company” means Semler Scientific, Inc., a Delaware corporation, or any successor corporation thereto.
(j)   “Consultant” means a person engaged to provide consulting or advisory services (other than as an Employee or a Director) to a Participating Company, provided that the identity of such person, the nature of such services or the entity to which such services are provided would not preclude the Company from offering or selling securities to such person pursuant to the Plan in reliance on a Form S-8 Registration Statement under the Securities Act.
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(k)   “Director” means a member of the Board.
(l)   “Disability” means a permanent and total disability within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code. In the case of Awards other than Incentive Stock Options, the Committee, in its discretion, may determine that a different definition of Disability shall apply in accordance with standards adopted by the Committee from time to time.
(m)   “Employee” means any person treated as an employee (including an Officer or a Director who is also treated as an employee) in the records of a Participating Company and, with respect to any Incentive Stock Option granted to such person, who is an employee for purposes of Section 422 of the Code; provided, however, that neither service as a Director nor payment of a director’s fee shall be sufficient to constitute employment for purposes of the Plan. The Company shall determine in its discretion whether an individual has become or has ceased to be an Employee and the effective date of such individual’s employment or termination of employment, as the case may be. For purposes of an individual’s rights, if any, under the terms of the Plan as of the time of the Company’s determination of whether or not the individual is an Employee, all such determinations by the Company shall be final, binding and conclusive as to such rights, if any, notwithstanding that the Company or any court of law or governmental agency subsequently makes a contrary determination as to such individual’s status as an Employee.
(n)   “Exercise Price” means the price at which a Share may be purchased by a Participant pursuant to the exercise of an Option or SAR.
(o)   “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(p)   “Fair Market Value” means, as of any date, the value of a share of Stock or other property as determined by the Board, in its discretion, or by the Company, in its discretion, if such determination is expressly allocated to the Company herein, subject to the following:
(i)   If, on such date, the Stock is listed on a national or regional securities exchange or market system, the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock shall be the closing price of a share of Stock as quoted on the national or regional securities exchange or market system constituting the primary market for the Stock, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Company deems reliable. If the relevant date does not fall on a day on which the Stock has traded on such securities exchange or market system, the date on which the Fair Market Value shall be established shall be the last day on which the Stock was so traded prior to the relevant date, or such other appropriate day as shall be determined by the Board, in its discretion.
(ii)   If, on such date, the Stock is not listed on a national or regional securities exchange or market system, the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock shall be as determined by the Board in good faith without regard to any restriction other than a restriction which, by its terms, will never lapse, and in a manner consistent with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.
(q)   “Grant Date” means, with respect to an Award, the date on which the Committee makes the determination granting such Award, or such later date as is determined by the Committee at the time it approves the grant. The Grant Date of an Award shall not be earlier than the date the Award is approved by the Committee.
(r)   “Incentive Stock Option” means an Option intended to be (as set forth in the Award Agreement) and which qualifies as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422(b) of the Code.
(s)   “Insider” means an Officer, a Director or other person whose transactions in Stock are subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
(t)   “Insider Trading Policy” means the written policy of the Company pertaining to the purchase, sale, transfer or other disposition of the Company’s equity securities by Directors, Officers, Employees or other service providers who may possess material, nonpublic information regarding the Company or its securities.
(u)   “Nonemployee Director” means a Director who is not an Employee of the Company or any Affiliate.
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(v)   “Non-statutory Stock Option” means an Option not intended to be (as set forth in the Award Agreement) or which does not qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.
(w)   “Officer” means any person designated by the Board as an officer of the Company.
(x)   “Option” means an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-statutory Stock Option granted pursuant to the Plan.
(y)   “Parent Corporation” means any present or future “parent corporation” of the Company, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.
(z)   “Participant means any eligible person who has been granted one or more Awards.
(aa)   “Participating Company” means the Company or any Parent Corporation or Subsidiary Corporation.
(bb)   “Participating Company Group” means, at any point in time, all entities collectively which are then Participating Companies.
(cc)   “Performance Goals” means the goal(s) (or combined goal(s)) determined by the Committee in its discretion to be applicable to a Participant with respect to an Award. As determined by the Committee, the Performance Goals applicable to an Award shall provide for a targeted level or levels of achievement using one or more of the following measures: (a) cash flow; (b) earnings per share; (c) gross revenue; (d) market share; (e) return on capital; (f) total stockholder return; (g) share price performance; (h) return on assets or net assets; (i) income or net income; (j) operating income or net operating income; (k) operating profit or net operating profit; (l) operating margin or profit margin; (m) return on operating revenue; (n) return on invested capital; (o) product release schedules; (p) new product innovation; (q) product cost reduction through advanced technology; (r) brand recognition/acceptance; (s) product shipment targets; or (t) customer satisfaction.
(dd)   “Performance Period” means the time period during which the Performance Goals or continued status as an Employee, Director, or Consultant must be met as determined by the Committee at is sole discretion.
(ee)   “Plan means the Semler Scientific, Inc. 2014 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended.
(ff)   “Restricted Stock Award” means an Award of a Restricted Stock granted pursuant to Section 8 of the Plan.
(gg)   “Restricted Stock Unit Award” means an Award of a right to receive Stock on a future date granted pursuant to Section 9 of the Plan.
(hh)   “Rule 16b-3” means Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, and any future regulation amending, supplementing or superseding such regulation.
(ii)   “Section 16 Person” means an individual, who, with respect to the shares of Stock, is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(jj)   “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(kk)   “Service” means a Participant’s employment or service with the Participating Company Group, whether in the capacity of an Employee, a Director or a Consultant. Unless otherwise provided by the Board, a Participant’s Service shall not be deemed to have terminated merely because of a change in the capacity in which the Participant renders such Service or a change in the Participating Company for which the Participant renders such Service, provided that there is no interruption or termination of the Participant’s Service. Furthermore, a Participant’s Service shall not be deemed to have terminated if the Participant takes any military leave, sick leave, or other bona fide leave of absence approved by the Company. However, unless otherwise provided by the Board, if any such leave taken by a Participant exceeds ninety (90) days, then on the ninety-first (91st) day following the commencement of such leave the Participant’s Service shall be deemed to have terminated, unless the Participant’s right to return to Service is guaranteed by statute or contract. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless otherwise designated by the Company or required by law, an unpaid leave of absence shall not be treated as Service for purposes of
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determining vesting under the Participant’s Award Agreement. Except as otherwise provided by the Board, in its discretion, the Participant’s Service shall be deemed to have terminated either upon an actual termination of Service or upon the business entity for which the Participant performs Service ceasing to be a Participating Company. Subject to the foregoing, the Company, in its discretion, shall determine whether the Participant’s Service has terminated and the effective date of and reason for such termination.
(ll)   “Stock” means a share of common stock of the Company, as adjusted from time to time in accordance with Section 4.3 of the Plan.
(mm)   “Stock Appreciation Right or SAR” means an Award of a right to receive Stock or the cash-value of stock granted pursuant to Section 6 of the Plan.
(nn)   “Stock Bonus” means and Award granted pursuant to Section 7 of the Plan.
(oo)   “Subsidiary Corporation” means any present or future “subsidiary corporation” of the Company, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.
(pp)   “Ten Percent Stockholder” means a person who, at the time an Award is granted to such person, owns stock possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of a Participating Company within the meaning of Section 422(b)(6) of the Code.
(qq)   “Vesting Conditions” mean those conditions established in accordance with the Plan prior to the satisfaction of which shares subject to an Award remain subject to forfeiture or a repurchase option in favor of the Company exercisable for the Participant’s monetary purchase price, if any, for such shares upon the Participant’s termination of Service.
2.2   Construction.   Captions and titles contained herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision of the Plan. Except when otherwise indicated by the context, the singular shall include the plural and the plural shall include the singular. Use of the term “or” is not intended to be exclusive, unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
3.   Administration.
3.1   The Committee.   The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The Committee shall consist of not less than two (2) Directors who shall be appointed from time to time by, and shall serve at the pleasure of, the Board. The Committee shall be comprised solely of Directors who are (a) “outside directors” under Section 162(m) of the Code and (b) “non-employee directors” under Rule 16b-3.
3.2   Authority of the Committee.   It shall be the duty of the Committee to administer the Plan in accordance with the Plan’s provisions. The Committee shall have all powers and discretion necessary or appropriate to administer the Plan and to control its operation, including, but not limited to, the power to (a) determine which Employees Consultants and Directors shall be granted Awards; (b) prescribe the terms and conditions of the Awards; (c) interpret the Plan and the Awards; (d) adopt such procedures and subplans as are necessary or for the purpose of satisfying Applicable Laws; (e) adopt rules for the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan as are consistent therewith; and (f) interpret, amend or revoke any such rules. Notwithstanding the preceding, the Committee may not implement a program pursuant to which outstanding Awards are surrendered, cancelled, or exchanged for cash, the same type of Award, or a different Award without the approval of the holders of a majority of the shares that are present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote at any Annual or Special Meeting of Stockholders of the Company.
3.3   Delegation by the Committee.   The Committee, in its sole discretion and on such terms and conditions as it may provide, may delegate all or any part of its authority and powers under the Plan to one or more Directors or officers of the Company, except that the Committee may not delegate all or any part of its authority under the Plan with respect to Awards granted to any individual who is subject to Section 16 Persons. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to Awards that are intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code, the Committee may not delegate its authority and powers with respect to such Awards if such delegation would cause the Awards to fail to so qualify. To the extent of any delegation by the Committee, references to the Committee in this Plan and any Award Agreement shall be deemed also to include reference to the applicable delegate(s).
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3.4   Decisions Binding.   All interpretations, determinations and decisions made by the Committee, the Board, and any delegate of the Committee pursuant to the provisions of the Plan shall be final, conclusive, and binding on all persons, and shall be given the maximum deference permitted by law.
4.   Shares Subject to Plan.
4.1   Number of Shares.   Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4.3 of the Plan, and the provisions in this Section 4.1 regarding the annual increase, the aggregate number of shares of Stock that may be issued pursuant to Awards may not exceed 2,138,640 shares of Stock (the “Share Reserve”). In addition, the Share Reserve shall automatically increase on January 1st of each year, for a period of not more than ten (10) years, beginning on January 1st of the year following the year in which the Plan became effective and ending on (and including) January 1, 2024, in an amount equal to four percent (4%) of the total number of shares of Stock outstanding on December 31st of the preceding calendar year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board may act prior to January 1st of a given year to provide that there will be no January 1st increase in the Share Reserve for such year or that the increase in the Share Reserve for such year will be a lesser number of shares of Stock than would otherwise occur pursuant to this Section 4.1.
4.2   Lapsed Awards.   If an Award expires without having been exercised in full, or, with respect to Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units is forfeited to the Company, the shares which were subject thereto will become available for future grant or sale under the Plan (unless the Plan has terminated). Shares that have been issued under the Plan under any Award will not be returned to the Plan and will not become available for future distribution under the Plan; provided, however, that if unvested shares of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units are repurchased by the Company or are forfeited to the Company, such shares will become available for future grant under the Plan. Shares used to pay the exercise or purchase price of an Award and/or to satisfy the tax withholding obligations related to an Award will not become available for future grant or sale under the Plan. To the extent an Award under the Plan is paid out in cash rather than shares, such cash payment will not reduce the number of shares available for issuance under the Plan.
4.3   Adjustments in Awards and Authorized Shares.   In the event that any dividend (other than regular, ongoing dividends) or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, shares, other securities, or other property), recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, repurchase, or exchange of shares or other securities of the Company, or other change in the corporate structure of the Company affecting the shares such that an adjustment is determined by the Committee (in its sole discretion) to be appropriate in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan, then the Committee shall, in such manner as it may deem equitable, adjust the number and class of stock. Notwithstanding the preceding, the number of shares subject to any Award always shall be a whole number.
5.   Eligibility.
5.1   Persons Eligible for Awards.   Awards may be granted only to Employees, Consultants and Directors.
5.2   Participation in the Plan.   Awards are granted solely at the discretion of the Board. Eligible persons may be granted more than one Award. However, eligibility in accordance with this Section shall not entitle any person to be granted an Award, or, having been granted an Award, to be granted an additional Award.
6.   Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights.
Options and SARs shall be evidenced by Award Agreements specifying the number of shares of Stock covered thereby, in such form as the Board shall from time to time establish. Award Agreements may incorporate all or any of the terms of the Plan by reference and shall comply with and be subject to the following terms and conditions:
6.1   Option and SAR Limitations.   No Participant shall be granted Options or SARs covering more than a total of 250,000 shares of Stock during any one Company fiscal year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, during the Company fiscal year in which a Participant first becomes an Employee, he or she may be granted Options or SARs to purchase up to a total of an additional 100,000 shares of Stock.
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6.2   Exercise Price.   The exercise price for each Option or SAR shall be established in the discretion of the Board; provided, however, that (a) the exercise price per share for an Option or SAR shall be not less than the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the effective date of grant of the Option or SAR and (b) no Incentive Stock Option granted to a Ten Percent Stockholder shall have an exercise price per share less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the effective date of grant of the Incentive Stock Option. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Option (whether an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-statutory Stock Option) or SAR may be granted with an exercise price lower than the minimum exercise price set forth above if such Option or SAR is granted pursuant to an assumption or substitution for another option or SAR in a manner qualifying under the provisions of Section 424(a) of the Code.
6.3   Exercisability and Term of Options and SARs.   Options and SARs shall be exercisable at such time or times, or upon such event or events, and subject to such terms, conditions, Performance Goals and restrictions as shall be determined by the Board and set forth in the Award Agreement evidencing such Option or SAR; provided, however, that (a) no Option or SAR shall be exercisable after the expiration of ten (10) years after the effective date of grant of such Option or SAR and (b) no Incentive Stock Option granted to a Ten Percent Stockholder shall be exercisable after the expiration of five (5) years after the effective date of grant of such Incentive Stock Option. Subject to the foregoing, unless otherwise specified by the Board in the grant of an Option or SAR, any Option or SAR granted hereunder shall terminate ten (10) years after the effective date of grant of the Option or SAR, unless earlier terminated in accordance with its provisions.
6.4   Exercise of SAR.   Upon the exercise of a SAR, a Participant shall be entitled to receive payment from the Company in an amount determined by multiplying: (a) the difference between the Fair Market Value of the Stock on the date of exercise over the exercise price by (b) the number of shares with respect to which the SAR is exercised. At the discretion of the Committee, the payment upon exercise of a SAR may be in cash, in shares of equivalent value, in some combination thereof or in any other manner approved by the Committee in its sole discretion.
6.5   Payment of Exercise Price.
(a)   Forms of Consideration Authorized.   Except as otherwise provided below, payment of the exercise price for the number of shares of Stock being purchased pursuant to any Option or SAR shall be made: (i) in cash, by check or in cash equivalent; (ii) by tender to the Company, or attestation to the ownership, of shares of Stock owned by the Participant having a Fair Market Value not less than the exercise price; (iii) by delivery of a properly executed notice of exercise together with irrevocable instructions to a broker providing for the assignment to the Company of the proceeds of a sale or loan with respect to some or all of the shares being acquired upon the exercise of the Option (including, without limitation, through an exercise complying with the provisions of Regulation T as promulgated from time to time by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) (a “Cashless Exercise”) or SAR; (iv) by delivery of a properly executed notice electing a Net-Exercise; (v) by such other consideration as may be approved by the Board from time to time to the extent permitted by applicable law; or (vi) by any combination thereof. The Board may at any time or from time to time grant Options and SARs which do not permit all of the foregoing forms of consideration to be used in payment of the exercise price or which otherwise restrict one or more forms of consideration.
(b)   Limitations on Forms of Consideration — Tender of Stock.   Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Option or SAR may not be exercised by tender to the Company, or attestation to the ownership, of shares of Stock to the extent such tender or attestation would constitute a violation of the provisions of any law, regulation or agreement restricting the redemption of the Company’s Stock. Unless otherwise provided by the Board, an Option or SAR may not be exercised by tender to the Company, or attestation to the ownership, of shares of Stock unless such shares either have been owned by the Participant for more than six (6) months or such other period, if any, required by the Company (and were not used for another Option or SAR exercise by attestation during such period) or were not acquired, directly or indirectly, from the Company.
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6.6   Certain Additional Provisions for Incentive Stock Options.
(a)   Maximum Number of Shares Issuable Pursuant to Incentive Stock Options.   Subject to Section 4 above and adjustment as provided in Subsection 4.3 of the Plan, the maximum aggregate number of shares of Stock that may be issued under the Plan pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options shall not exceed 300,000 shares (the ISO Share Limit”). The maximum aggregate number of shares of Stock that may be issued under the Plan pursuant to all Awards other than Incentive Stock Options shall be the number of shares determined in accordance with Section 4 above, subject to adjustment as provided in Subsection 4.3 of the Plan.
(b)   Exercisability.   The aggregate Fair Market Value (determined on the Grant Date(s)) of the shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by any Employee during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company and its Subsidiaries) shall not exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000).
(c)   Termination of Service.   No Incentive Stock Option may be exercised more than three (3) months after the Participant’s Termination of Service for any reason other than Disability or death, unless (a) the Participant dies during such three-month period, and/or (b) the Award Agreement or the Committee permits later exercise (in which case the Option instead may be deemed to be a Nonqualified Stock Option). No Incentive Stock Option may be exercised more than one (1) year after the Participant’s Termination of Service on account of Disability, unless (a) the Participant dies during such one-year period, and/or (b) the Award Agreement or the Committee permit later exercise (in which case the option instead may be deemed to be a Nonqualified Stock Option).
(d)   Expiration.   No Incentive Stock Option may be exercised after the expiration of ten (10) years from the Grant Date; provided, however, that if the Option is granted to an Employee who, together with persons whose stock ownership is attributed to the Employee pursuant to Section 424(d) of the Code, owns stock possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of the stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the Option may not be exercised after the expiration of five (5) years from the Grant Date.
6.7   Effect of Termination of Service.
(a)   Option and SAR Exercisability.   Subject to earlier termination of the Option or SAR as otherwise provided by this Plan and unless a longer exercise period is provided by the Board, an Option or SAR shall terminate immediately upon the Participant’s termination of Service to the extent that it is then unvested and shall be exercisable after the Participant’s termination of Service to the extent it is then vested only during the applicable time period determined in accordance with this Section and thereafter shall terminate:
(i)   Disability.   If the Participant’s Service terminates because of the Disability of the Participant, the Option or SAR, to the extent unexercised and exercisable for vested shares on the date on which the Participant’s Service terminated, may be exercised by the Participant (or the Participant’s guardian or legal representative) at any time prior to the expiration of twelve (12) months after the date on which the Participant’s Service terminated, but in any event no later than the date of expiration of the Option’s or SAR’s term as set forth in the Award Agreement evidencing such Option or SAR.
(ii)   Death.   If the Participant’s Service terminates because of the death of the Participant, the Option or SAR, to the extent unexercised and exercisable for vested shares on the date on which the Participant’s Service terminated, may be exercised by the Participant’s legal representative or other person who acquired the right to exercise the Option or SAR by reason of the Participant’s death at any time prior to the expiration of twelve (12) months after the date on which the Participant’s Service terminated, but in any event no later than the Option or SAR Expiration Date. The Participant’s Service shall be deemed to have terminated on account of death if the Participant dies within three (3) months after the Participant’s termination of Service.
(iii)   Termination for Cause.   Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, if the Participant’s Service is terminated for Cause, the Option or SAR shall terminate in its entirety and cease to be exercisable immediately upon such termination of Service.
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(iv)   Other Termination of Service.   If the Participant’s Service terminates for any reason, except Disability, death or Cause, the Option or SAR, to the extent unexercised and exercisable for vested shares on the date on which the Participant’s Service terminated, may be exercised by the Participant at any time prior to the expiration of three (3) months after the date on which the Participant’s Service terminated, but in any event no later than the Option or SAR Expiration Date.
(b)   Extension if Exercise Prevented by Law.   Notwithstanding the foregoing other than termination of Service for Cause, if the exercise of an Option or SAR within the applicable time periods set forth in Subsection 6.7(a) of the Plan is prevented by the provisions of Section 13 below, the Option or SAR shall remain exercisable until the later of  (i) thirty (30) days after the date such exercise first would no longer be prevented by such provisions or (ii) the end of the applicable time period under Subsection 6.7(a), but in any event no later than the Option or SAR Expiration Date.
6.8   Transferability of Options or SARs.   During the lifetime of the Participant, an Option or SAR shall be exercisable only by the Participant or the Participant’s guardian or legal representative. An Option or SAR shall not be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, exchange, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, or garnishment by creditors of the Participant or the Participant’s beneficiary, except transfer by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent permitted by the Board, in its discretion, and set forth in the Award Agreement evidencing such Option, a Non-statutory Stock Option shall be assignable or transferable subject to the applicable limitations, if any, described in the General Instructions to Form S-8 Registration Statement under the Securities Act.
7.   Stock Bonus.
Stock Bonus Awards shall be evidenced by Award Agreements in such form as the Board shall from time to time establish. Award Agreements evidencing Stock Bonus Awards may incorporate all or any of the terms of the Plan by reference and shall comply with and be subject to the following terms and conditions:
7.1   Stock Bonus Limitations.   No Participant shall be granted a Stock Bonus covering more than a total of 250,000 shares of Stock during any one Company fiscal year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, during the Company fiscal year in which a Participant first becomes an Employee, he or she may be granted a Stock Bonus to purchase up to a total of an additional 100,000 shares of Stock.
7.2   Vesting and Restrictions on Transfer.   Shares of Stock issued pursuant to any Stock Bonus Award may (but need not) be made subject to Vesting Conditions based upon the satisfaction of such Service requirements, conditions, restrictions or Performance Goals, as shall be established by the Board and set forth in the Award Agreement evidencing such Award. The Board, in its discretion, may provide in any Award Agreement evidencing a Stock Bonus Award that, if the satisfaction of Vesting Conditions with respect to any shares subject to such Stock Bonus Award would otherwise occur on a day on which the sale of such shares would violate the provisions of the Insider Trading Policy, then satisfaction of the Vesting Conditions automatically shall be determined on the next trading day on which the sale of such shares would not violate the Insider Trading Policy.
7.3   Form of Payment to Participant.   Payment may be made in the form of cash, whole shares of Stock, or a combination thereof, based on the Fair Market Value of the shares of Stock earned under a Stock Bonus Award on the date of payment, as determined in the sole discretion of the Committee.
7.4   Effect of Termination of Services.   Each Award Agreement will specify the consequences of a Participant’s ceasing to be a Service Provider prior to the settlement of a Stock Bonus Award.
8.   Restricted Stock Awards.
Restricted Stock Awards shall be evidenced by Award Agreements in such form as the Board shall from time to time establish. Award Agreements evidencing Restricted Stock Awards may incorporate all or any of the terms of the Plan by reference and shall comply with and be subject to the following terms and conditions:
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8.1   Restricted Stock Limitations.   No Participant shall be granted Restricted Stock covering more than a total of 250,000 shares of Stock during any one Company fiscal year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, during the Company fiscal year in which a Participant first becomes an Employee, he or she may be granted Restricted Stock to purchase up to a total of an additional 100,000 shares of Stock.
8.2   Types of Restricted Stock Awards Authorized.   Restricted Stock Awards may be granted upon such conditions as the Board shall determine, including, without limitation, upon the attainment of one or more Performance Goals.
8.3   Purchase Price.   The purchase price for shares of Stock issuable under each Restricted Stock Award shall be established by the Board in its discretion. Except as may be required by applicable law or established by the Board, no monetary payment (other than applicable tax withholding) shall be required as a condition of receiving shares of Stock pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award.
8.4   Payment of Purchase Price.   Except as otherwise provided below, payment of the purchase price (if any) for the number of shares of Stock being purchased pursuant to any Restricted Stock Award shall be made: (a) in cash, by check or in cash equivalent; (b) by such other consideration as may be approved by the Board from time to time to the extent permitted by applicable law; or (c) by any combination thereof.
8.5   Vesting and Restrictions on Transfer.   Shares issued pursuant to any Restricted Stock Award may (but need not) be made subject to Vesting Conditions based upon the satisfaction of such Service requirements, conditions, restrictions or Performance Goals, as shall be established by the Board and set forth in the Award Agreement evidencing such Award. During any period in which shares acquired pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award remain subject to Vesting Conditions, such shares may not be sold, exchanged, transferred, pledged, assigned or otherwise disposed of other than pursuant to an Ownership Change Event or as provided in Subsection 8.7 below. The Board, in its discretion, may provide in any Award Agreement evidencing a Restricted Stock Award that, if the satisfaction of Vesting Conditions with respect to any shares subject to such Restricted Stock Award would otherwise occur on a day on which the sale of such shares would violate the provisions of the Insider Trading Policy, then satisfaction of the Vesting Conditions automatically shall be determined on the next trading day on which the sale of such shares would not violate the Insider Trading Policy. Upon request by the Company, each Participant shall execute any agreement evidencing such transfer restrictions prior to the receipt of shares of Stock hereunder and shall promptly present to the Company any and all certificates representing shares of Stock acquired hereunder for the placement on such certificates of appropriate legends evidencing any such transfer restrictions.
8.6   Voting Rights; Dividends and Distributions.   Except as provided in this Subsection 8.6, Subsection 8.4 and any Award Agreement, during any period in which shares acquired pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award remain subject to Vesting Conditions, the Participant shall have all of the rights of a stockholder of the Company holding shares of Stock, including the right to vote such shares and to receive all dividends and other distributions paid with respect to such shares. However, in the event of a dividend or distribution paid in shares of Stock or other property or any other adjustment made upon a change in the capital structure of the Company as described in Subsection 4.3 above, any and all new, substituted or additional securities or other property (other than normal cash dividends) to which the Participant is entitled by reason of the Participant’s Restricted Stock Award shall be immediately subject to the same Vesting Conditions as the shares subject to the Restricted Stock Award with respect to which such dividends or distributions were paid or adjustments were made.
8.7   Effect of Termination of Service.   Unless otherwise provided by the Board in the Award Agreement evidencing a Restricted Stock Award, if a Participant’s Service terminates for any reason, whether voluntary or involuntary (including the Participant’s death or disability), then (a) the Company shall have the option to repurchase for the purchase price paid by the Participant any shares acquired by the Participant pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award which remain subject to Vesting Conditions as of the date of the Participant’s termination of Service and (b) if the Participant did not pay any consideration for any shares acquired by the Participant pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award which remain subject to Vesting Conditions as of the date of the Participant’s termination of Service. The Company shall have the right to assign at any time any repurchase right it may have, whether or not such right is then exercisable, to one or more persons as may be selected by the Company.
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8.8   Non-transferability of Restricted Stock Award Rights.   Rights to acquire shares of Stock pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award shall not be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, exchange, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance or garnishment by creditors of the Participant or the Participant’s beneficiary, except transfer by will or the laws of descent and distribution. All rights with respect to a Restricted Stock Award granted to a Participant hereunder shall be exercisable during his or her lifetime only by such Participant or the Participant’s guardian or legal representative.
9.   Restricted Stock Unit Awards.
Restricted Stock Unit Awards shall be evidenced by Award Agreements in such form as the Board shall from time to time establish. Award Agreements evidencing Restricted Stock Unit Awards may incorporate all or any of the terms of the Plan by reference and shall comply with and be subject to the following terms and conditions:
9.1   Restricted Stock Unit Limitations.   No Participant shall be granted Restricted Stock Units covering more than a total of 250,000 shares of Stock during any one Company fiscal year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, during the Company fiscal year in which a Participant first becomes an Employee, he or she may be granted Restricted Stock Units to purchase up to a total of an additional 100,000 shares.
9.2   Types of Restricted Stock Unit Awards Authorized.   Restricted Stock Unit Awards may be granted upon such conditions as the Board shall determine, including, without limitation, upon the attainment of one or more Performance Goals.
9.3   Number of Securities.   Each Award Agreement will specify the number of Awarded Securities and will provide for the adjustment of such number in accordance with Subsection 4.3 of the Plan.
9.4   Purchase Price.   The purchase price for shares of Stock issuable under each Restricted Stock Unit Award shall be established by the Board in its discretion. Except as may be required by applicable law or established by the Board, no monetary payment (other than applicable tax withholding) shall be required as a condition of receiving a Restricted Stock Unit Award.
9.5   Payment of Purchase Price.   Except as otherwise provided below, payment of the purchase price (if any) for the number of shares of Stock being purchased pursuant to any Restricted Stock Unit Award shall be made: (a) in cash, by check or in cash equivalent; (b) by such other consideration as may be approved by the Board from time to time to the extent permitted by applicable law; or (c) by any combination thereof.
9.6   Vesting and Restrictions on Transfer.   Shares of Stock issued pursuant to any Restricted Stock Award may (but need not) be made subject to Vesting Conditions based upon the satisfaction of such Service requirements, conditions, restrictions or Performance Goals, as shall be established by the Board and set forth in the Award Agreement evidencing such Award. The Board, in its discretion, may provide in any Award Agreement evidencing a Restricted Stock Unit Award that, if the satisfaction of Vesting Conditions with respect to any shares subject to such Restricted Stock Unit Award would otherwise occur on a day on which the sale of such shares would violate the provisions of the Insider Trading Policy, then satisfaction of the Vesting Conditions automatically shall be determined on the next trading day on which the sale of such shares would not violate the Insider Trading Policy.
9.7   Settlement of Restricted Units.
(a)   Procedure; Rights as a Stockholder.   Any Restricted Stock Unit Award granted hereunder will be settled according to the terms of the Plan and at such times and under such conditions as determined by the Board and set forth in the Award Agreement. Until the Restricted Stock Unit Awards are settled and the shares of Stock are delivered (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company), no right to vote, if applicable, or receive dividends or any other rights as a stockholder will exist with respect to the Award. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date the Securities are delivered, except as provided in Subsection 4.2 of the Plan or the applicable Award Agreement.
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(b)   Non-transferability of Restricted Stock Unit Award Rights.   Rights to acquire shares of Stock pursuant to a Restricted Stock Unit Award shall not be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, exchange, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance or garnishment by creditors of the Participant or the Participant’s beneficiary, except transfer by will or the laws of descent and distribution. All rights with respect to a Restricted Stock Unit Award granted to a Participant hereunder shall be exercisable during his or her lifetime only by such Participant or the Participant’s guardian or legal representative.
9.8   Cessation of Services.   Each Award Agreement will specify the consequences of a Participant’s ceasing to be a Service Provider prior to the settlement of a Restricted Stock Unit Award.
10.   Performance-Based Awards under Section 162(m) of the Code.
10.1   General.   If the Committee, in its discretion, decides to grant an Award intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code, the provisions of this Section 10 will control over any contrary provision in the Plan. The Committee, in its discretion, also may grant Awards that are not intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code.
10.2   Performance Goals.   The granting and/or vesting of Awards and other incentives under the Plan may, in the discretion of the Committee, be made subject to the achievement of one or more Performance Goals.
10.3   Procedures.   To the extent necessary to comply with the “performance-based compensation” provisions of Section 162(m) of the Code, with respect to any Award granted subject to Performance Goals and intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under such Section, on or before the Determination Date (i.e., within the first twenty-five percent (25%) of the Performance Period, but in no event more than ninety (90) days following the commencement of any Performance Period or such other time as may be required or permitted by Section 162(m) ), the Committee will, in writing: (i) designate one or more Participants to whom an Award will be made; (ii) determine the Performance Period; (iii) establish the Performance Goals and amounts that may be earned for the Performance Period; and (iv) determine any other terms and conditions applicable to the Award(s).
10.4   Additional Limitations.   Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, any Award that is granted to a Participant and is intended to constitute qualified “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) will be subject to any additional limitations set forth in the Code (including any amendment to Section 162(m)) or any regulations and ruling issued thereunder that are requirements for qualification as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code, and the Plan will be deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to such requirements.
10.5   Determination of Amounts Earned.   Following the completion of each Performance Period, the Committee will certify in writing whether the applicable Performance Goals have been achieved for such Performance Period. A Participant will be eligible to receive payment pursuant to an Award intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code for a Performance Period only if the Performance Goals for such period are achieved. In determining the amounts earned by a Participant pursuant to an Award intended to qualified as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code, the Committee will have the right to (a) reduce or eliminate (but not to increase) the amount payable at a given level of performance to take into account additional factors that the Committee may deem relevant to the assessment of individual or corporate performance for the Performance Period; (b) determine what actual Award, if any, will be paid in the event of a termination of employment as the result of a Participant’s death or disability or upon a Change of Control or in the event of a termination of employment following a Change of Control prior to the end of the Performance Period; and (c) determine what actual Award, if any, will be paid in the event of a termination of employment other than as the result of a Participant’s death or Disability prior to a Change of Control and prior to the end of the Performance Period to the extent an actual Award would have otherwise been achieved had the Participant remained employed through the end of the Performance Period.
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11.   Change in Control.
11.1   Effect of Change in Control on Awards.   Subject to the requirements and limitations of Section 409A of the Code, if applicable, the Board may provide for any one or more of the following:
(a)   Accelerated Vesting.   The Board may, in its discretion, provide in any Award Agreement or, in the event of a Change in Control, may take such actions as it deems appropriate to provide for the acceleration of the exercisability and/or vesting in connection with such Change in Control of each or any outstanding Award or portion thereof and shares acquired pursuant thereto upon such conditions, including termination of the Participant’s Service prior to, upon, or following such Change in Control, to such extent as the Board shall determine.
(b)   Assumption, Continuation or Substitution of Awards.   In the event of a Change in Control, the surviving, continuing, successor, or purchasing corporation or other business entity or parent thereof, as the case may be (the “Acquiror”), may, without the consent of any Participant, assume or continue the Company’s rights and obligations under each or any Award or portion thereof outstanding immediately prior to the Change in Control or substitute for each or any such outstanding Award or portion thereof a substantially equivalent Award with respect to the Acquiror’s stock. For purposes of this Section, if so determined by the Board, in its discretion, an Award or any portion thereof shall be deemed assumed if, following the Change in Control, the Award confers the right to receive, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement, for each share of Stock subject to such portion of the Award immediately prior to the Change in Control, the consideration (whether stock, cash, other securities or property or a combination thereof) to which a holder of a share of Stock on the effective date of the Change in Control was entitled; provided, however, that if such consideration is not solely common stock of the Acquiror, the Board may, with the consent of the Acquiror, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of the Award for each share of Stock to consist solely of common stock of the Acquiror equal in Fair Market Value to the per share consideration received by holders of Stock pursuant to the Change in Control. If any portion of such consideration may be received by holders of Stock pursuant to the Change in Control on a contingent or delayed basis, the Board may, in its discretion, determine such Fair Market Value per share as of the time of the Change in Control on the basis of the Board’s good faith estimate of the present value of the probable future payment of such consideration. Any Award or portion thereof which is neither assumed or continued by the Acquiror in connection with the Change in Control nor exercised as of the time of consummation of the Change in Control shall terminate and cease to be outstanding effective as of the time of consummation of the Change in Control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, shares acquired upon exercise of an Award prior to the Change in Control and any consideration received pursuant to the Change in Control with respect to such shares shall continue to be subject to all applicable provisions of the Award Agreement evidencing such Award except as otherwise provided in such Award Agreement.
(c)   Cash-Out of Outstanding Awards.   The Board may, in its discretion and without the consent of any Participant, determine that, upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, each or any Award or portion thereof outstanding immediately prior to the Change in Control shall be canceled in exchange for a payment with respect to each vested share (and each unvested share, if so determined by the Board) of Stock subject to such canceled Award in (i) cash, (ii) stock of the Company or of a corporation or other business entity a party to the Change in Control, or (iii) other property which, in any such case, shall be in an amount having a Fair Market Value equal to the Fair Market Value of the consideration to be paid per share of Stock in the Change in Control, reduced by the exercise or purchase price per share, if any, under such Award. If any portion of such consideration may be received by holders of Stock pursuant to the Change in Control on a contingent or delayed basis, the Board may, in its sole discretion, determine such Fair Market Value per share as of the time of the Change in Control on the basis of the Board’s good faith estimate of the present value of the probable future payment of such consideration. In the event such determination is made by the Board, the amount of such payment (reduced by applicable withholding taxes, if any) shall be paid to Participants in respect of the vested portions of their canceled Awards as soon as practicable following the date of the Change in Control and in respect of the unvested portions of their canceled Awards in accordance with the vesting schedules applicable to such Awards.
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12.   Tax Withholding.
12.1   Withholding Requirements.   Prior to the delivery of any shares or cash pursuant to an Award (or exercise thereof), or at such earlier time as the Tax Obligations are due, the Company shall have the power and the right to deduct or withhold, or require a Participant to remit to the Company, an amount sufficient to satisfy all Tax Obligations.
12.2   Withholding Arrangements.   The Committee, in its sole discretion and pursuant to such procedures as it may specify from time to time, may designate the method or methods by which a Participant may satisfy such Tax Obligations. As determined by the Committee in its discretion from time to time, these methods may include one or more of the following: (a) paying cash, (b) electing to have the Company withhold otherwise cash or shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount required to be withheld, (c) delivering to the Company already-owned shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the minimum amount required to be withheld or remitted, provided the delivery of such shares will not result in any adverse accounting consequences as the Committee determines in its sole discretion, (d) selling a sufficient number of shares otherwise deliverable to the Participant through such means as the Committee may determine in its sole discretion (whether through a broker or otherwise) equal to the Tax Obligations required to be withheld, (e) retaining from salary or other amounts payable to the Participant cash having a sufficient value to satisfy the Tax Obligations, or (f) any other means which the Committee, in its sole discretion, determines to both comply with Applicable Laws, and to be consistent with the purposes of the Plan. The amount of Tax Obligations will be deemed to include any amount that the Committee agrees may be withheld at the time the election is made, not to exceed the amount determined by using the maximum federal, state or local marginal income tax rates applicable to the Participant or the Company, as applicable, with respect to the Award on the date that the amount of tax or social insurance liability to be withheld or remitted is to be determined. The Fair Market Value of the shares to be withheld or delivered shall be determined as of the date that the Tax Obligations are required to be withheld.
13.   Compliance with Securities Law.
13.1   Section 16 Persons.   With respect to Section 16 Persons, transactions under this Plan are intended to qualify for the exemption provided by Rule 16b-3. To the extent any provision of the Plan, Award Agreement or action by the Committee fails to so comply, it shall be deemed null and void, to the extent permitted by law and deemed advisable or appropriate by the Committee.
13.2   Investment Representations.   As a condition to the exercise of an Award, the Company may require the person exercising such Award to represent and warrant at the time of any such exercise that the shares are being purchased only for investment and without any present intention to sell or distribute such shares if, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is required.
13.3   Inability to Obtain Authority.   The Company will not be required to issue any Shares, cash or other property under the Plan unless all the following conditions are satisfied: (a) the admission of the shares or other property to listing on all stock exchanges on which such class of stock or property then is listed; (b) the completion of any registration or other qualification or rule compliance of the shares under any U.S. state or federal law or under the rulings or regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the stock exchange on which shares of the same class are then listed, or any other governmental regulatory body, as counsel to the Company, in its absolute discretion, deems necessary or advisable; (c) the obtaining of any approval or other clearance from any U.S. federal, state or other governmental agency, which counsel to the Company, in its absolute discretion, determines to be necessary or advisable; and (d) the lapse of such reasonable period of time following the Grant Date, vesting and/or exercise as the Company may establish from time to time for reasons of administrative convenience. If the Committee determines, in its absolute discretion, that one or more of the preceding conditions will not be satisfied, the Company automatically will be relieved of any liability with respect to the failure to issue the shares, cash or other property as to which such requisite authority will not have been obtained.
14.   Amendment or Termination of Plan.
The Board may amend, suspend or terminate the Plan at any time. However, without the approval of the Company’s stockholders, there shall be (a) no increase in the maximum aggregate number of shares of Stock that may be issued under the Plan (except by operation of the provisions of Subsection 4.3); (b) no
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change in the class of persons eligible to receive Incentive Stock Options; and (c) no other amendment of the Plan that would require approval of the Company’s stockholders under any applicable law, regulation or rule, including the rules of any stock exchange or market system upon which the Stock may then be listed. No amendment, suspension or termination of the Plan shall affect any then outstanding Award unless expressly provided by the Board. Except as provided by the next sentence, no amendment, suspension or termination of the Plan may adversely affect any then-outstanding Award without the consent of the Participant. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or any Award Agreement to the contrary, the Board may, in its sole and absolute discretion and without the consent of any Participant, amend the Plan or any Award Agreement, to take effect retroactively or otherwise, as it deems necessary or advisable for the purpose of conforming the Plan or such Award Agreement to any present or future law, regulation or rule applicable to the Plan, including, but not limited to, Section 409A of the Code.
15.   Miscellaneous Provisions.
15.1   Indemnification.   Each person who is or shall have been a member of the Committee, or of the Board, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company against and from (a) any loss, cost, liability, or expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit, or proceeding to which he or she may be a party or in which he or she may be involved by reason of any action taken or failure to act under the Plan or any Award Agreement; and (b) from any and all amounts paid by him or her in settlement thereof, with the Company’s approval, or paid by him or her in satisfaction of any judgment in any such claim, action, suit, or proceeding against him or her, provided he or she shall give the Company an opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same before he or she undertakes to handle and defend it on his or her own behalf. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such persons may be entitled under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, by contract, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or under any power that the Company may have to indemnify them or hold them harmless.
15.2   Successors.   All obligations of the Company under the Plan, with respect to Awards granted hereunder, shall be binding on any successor to the Company, whether the existence of such successor is the result of a direct or indirect purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise, of all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company.
15.3   Rights as Employee, Consultant or Director.   No person, even though eligible pursuant to Section 5 of the Plan, shall have a right to be selected as a Participant, or, having been so selected, to be selected again as a Participant. Nothing in the Plan or any Award granted under the Plan shall confer on any Participant a right to remain an Employee, Consultant or Director or interfere with or limit in any way any right of a Participating Company to terminate the Participant’s Service at any time. To the extent that an Employee of a Participating Company other than the Company receives an Award under the Plan, that Award shall in no event be understood or interpreted to mean that the Company is the Employee’s employer or that the Employee has an employment relationship with the Company.
15.4   Rights as a Stockholder.   A Participant shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any shares covered by an Award until the date of the issuance of such shares (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company). No adjustment shall be made for dividends, distributions or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date such shares are issued.
15.5   Delivery of Title to Shares.   Subject to any governing rules or regulations, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued the shares of Stock acquired pursuant to an Award and shall deliver such shares to or for the benefit of the Participant by means of one or more of the following: (a) by delivering to the Participant evidence of book entry shares of Stock credited to the account of the Participant, (b) by depositing such shares of Stock for the benefit of the Participant with any broker with which the Participant has an account relationship, or (c) by delivering such shares of Stock to the Participant in certificate form.
15.6   Fractional Shares.   The Company shall not be required to issue fractional shares upon the exercise or settlement of any Award.
15.7   Retirement and Welfare Plans.   Neither Awards made under this Plan nor shares of Stock or cash paid pursuant to such Awards shall be included as “compensation” for purposes of computing the
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benefits payable to any Participant under any Participating Company’s retirement plans (both qualified and non-qualified) or welfare benefit plans unless such other plan expressly provides that such compensation shall be taken into account in computing such benefits.
15.8   Section 409A of the Code.   Notwithstanding other provisions of the Plan or any Award Agreements hereunder, no Award shall be granted, deferred, accelerated, extended, paid out or modified under this Plan in a manner that would result in the imposition of an additional tax under Section 409A of the Code upon a Participant. In the event that it is reasonably determined by the Board or, if delegated by the Board to the Committee, by the Committee that, as a result of Section 409A of the Code , payments in respect of any Award under the Plan may not be made at the time contemplated by the terms of the Plan or the relevant Award Agreement, as the case may be, without causing the Participant holding such Award to be subject to taxation under Section 409A of the Code, including as a result of the fact that the Participant is a “specified employee” under Section 409A of the Code, the Company will make such payment on the first day that would not result in the Participant incurring any tax liability under Section 409A of the Code. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to implement the provisions of this Subsection 15.8 in good faith; provided that neither the Company, the Board nor any of the Company’s employees, directors or representatives shall have any liability to Participants with respect to this Subsection 15.8.
15.9   Severability.   If any one or more of the provisions (or any part thereof) of this Plan shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such provision shall be modified so as to make it valid, legal and enforceable, and the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions (or any part thereof) of the Plan shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
15.10   No Constraint on Corporate Action.   Nothing in this Plan shall be construed to: (a) limit, impair, or otherwise affect the Company’s or another Participating Company’s right or power to make adjustments, reclassifications, reorganizations, or changes of its capital or business structure, or to merge or consolidate, or dissolve, liquidate, sell, or transfer all or any part of its business or assets; or (b) limit the right or power of the Company or another Participating Company to take any action which such entity deems to be necessary or appropriate.
15.11   Choice of Law.   Except to the extent governed by applicable federal law, the validity, interpretation, construction and performance of the Plan and each Award Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict of law rules.
15.12   Stockholder Approval.   The Plan or any increase in the maximum aggregate number of shares of Stock issuable thereunder as provided in Subsection 4 (the “Authorized Shares”) shall be approved by a majority of the outstanding securities of the Company entitled to vote by the later of  (a) a period beginning twelve (12) months before and ending twelve (12) months after the date of adoption thereof by the Board. Awards granted prior to security holder approval of the Plan or in excess of the Authorized Shares previously approved by the security holders shall become exercisable no earlier than the date of security holder approval of the Plan or such increase in the Authorized Shares, as the case may be, and such Awards shall be rescinded if such security holder approval is not received in the manner described in the preceding sentence.
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